Mark Zuckerberg is on a surprise visit to Nigeria,Niger; Facebook’s largest African market
Mark Zuckerberg, The world's 7th richest man and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg quietly came into Nigeria today to stay for just a few days. Zuckerberg said he’ll be “meeting with developers and entrepreneurs, and learning about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria” during his
time in Lagos. In line with this, Zuckerberg’s first known stop was at Co-Creation Hub (Cc Hub), in Yaba, Lagos’ Silicon Valley-style ground zero for start-ups. Over the years, Cc Hub has served as a start-up incubator and accelerator, housing successful start-ups such as BudgIT, a civic enterprise which focuses on accountability and transparency in government budgets. At Cc Hub, Zuckerberg also met with young kids attending a summer coding camp.